West Nile resurgence possible

CHAMPAIGN – Fickle Mother Nature may have had more than a little to do with a less-severe West Nile virus season in Illinois last year.

But don't count on that being the case again this year, said state entomologist Linn Haramis.

Chilly temperatures kept mosquito activity to a minimum last month, but the severity of this year's season will have more to do with how hot and dry the weather is from this month through early August, he said.

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